Winter 2016/17 – Images

The images below have links embedded in the captions which provide access to further images. Please click them and explore! For the satellite images you will find yourself on the NASA Worldview web site, where with a click or two you can easily see the effect of changing from one “pseudo colour” representation of the satellite data to another.

NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on May 16th 2017, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satelliteNASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on May 2nd 2017, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satelliteNASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 5th 2017, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satelliteNASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on September 18th 2016, derived from the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi satellite

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Barrow Strait on February 27th 2017, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satelliteSunrise over Gjoa Haven on January 26th 2017NASA Worldview “true-color” image of Banks Island on September 23rd 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satelliteNASA Worldview “true-color” image of the McClure Strait on September 22nd 2016, derived from the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi satellite

Central Arctic Basin

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Lincoln Sea on May 12th 2017, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satelliteSentinel 1A synthetic aperture radar image of the Lincoln Sea on March 4th 2017Sentinel 1A synthetic aperture radar image of the Lincoln Sea on September 26th 2016NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Lincoln Sea on September 22nd 2016, derived from the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi satelliteNASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Kap Morris Jesup area on September 13th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satelliteNASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Central Arctic Basin on September 4th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite

Chukchi Sea

NASA Worldview “day/night band” image of the Chukchi Sea on May 2nd 2016, derived from the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi satelliteNASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Chukchi Sea on March 10th 2017, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite

East Siberian Sea

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the East Siberian Sea on March 28th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satelliteNASA Worldview “false-color” image of the East Siberian Sea on February 21st 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite

Greenland Sea

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Fram Strait on March 10th 2017, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite